What we’ve been reading this week

November 30, 2012 by canwefeedtheworld Leave a Comment

Every week we summarise the news stories and blogs that have grabbed our attention. We welcome your thoughts and comments on these articles.

Does the future of farming in Africa lie in the private sector?, The Guardian Poverty Matters Blog

Global irrigated area at record levels, but expansion slowing, Worldwatch Institute

Should we label genetically modified food?, The Guardian Poverty Matters Blog

UN blames food price rises on trading in agricultural commodities, The Guardian

Climate conversations – Action on agriculture needed at upcoming UN climate talks, AlertNet

‘Seeds of hope’ for flooded regions of Nigeria, Seed Quest

The lottery of life, The Economist

Inconvenient truths about corruption and development, Overseas Development Institute

Strategies for combating climate change in drylands agriculture, CCAFS

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Africa, climate change, Cop 18, corruption, development, farming, food prices, food trade, GM, irrigation, labelling, Nigeria, private sector, seeds

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This blog is run by Agriculture for Impact (A4I), an independent advocacy initiative led by Professor Sir Gordon Conway, author of the book One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?

A4I aims to enable better European government support for productive, sustainable, equitable and resilient agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing in particular on the needs of smallholder farmers.

Agriculture for Impact also convenes the Montpellier Panel, a group of European and African experts in the fields of agriculture, trade, ecology and global development.

It is based at Imperial College London and is supported through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation